Proactive defense for tomorrow’s security demands
May 13, 2019
On May 13, 2019, the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) published an article on how the digital age brings many benefits—but opening the door to cyberattacks is not one of them.
According to the Accenture Ninth Annual Cost of Cybercrime Report, in 2018, the average annual cost of cybercrime in the United States was $27.37 million, up more than 25 percent on the year before. Although a relatively modern phenomenon, cybercrime is increasing both in numbers and in scope. The average number of breaches in the United States was 178 in 2018, up 14 percent from the year before, with malware, botnet attacks, and malicious insider incidents all up in 2018. Whatever the industry, these are worrying trends. But aside from the costs needed to resolve cybercrime, there is another far more dangerous consequence—the erosion of trust.
Review the full article on the NACD's website.
